Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
V.O. Chidambaranar Port handled 34.12 Million Tonnes of Cargo and 7.81 Lakh TEUs of Containers during the financial year 2021-22
1. Traffic Performance :-
During the financial year 2021-2022, V.O. Chidambaranar Port handled Cargo traffic of 34.12 Million Tonnes, against the previous year's achievement of 31.79 Million Tonnes, registering a growth of 7.33%. Imports have accounted for 24.19 Million Tonnes  and Exports accounted for 9.45 Million Tonnes  and Transhipment accounted for 0.48 Million Tonnes. It is also a matter of pride that the Port surpassed the 34 Million Tonnes target set by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for the financial year 2021-22 on 30.03.2022.
The Port has handled 7.81 Lakh, Twenty Foot Equivalent Units  of Containers during the year 2021-22, registering an increase of 2.49 % over previous year's container traffic of 7.62 Lakh TEUs.
The Port has seen an improved performance in terms of operational efficiency. The average pre-berthing detention time has decreased considerably from 13.44 Hours during the financial year 2020-21 to 11.52 Hours and the Ship Berthday Output has increased from 15,696 Tonnes during the Financial year 2020-21 to 16,811 Tonnes during the Financial year 2021-22.
Windmill blade, the anchor product of VOC Port and dry bulk cargo, the major commodity, witnessed continuous growth and stellar performances. The Port also recorded impressive performances by handling the longest windmill blade upto 81.50 metre length, handling 57,090 Tonnes of Coal and 53,604 Tonnes of Line Stone in 24 hours, handling highest parcel size of vessel with 93,719 Tonnes, and berthing the container vessel with Length of 277 metres, the longest container mainline vessel to call VOC Port.
2. Financial Performance  :-
V.O.Chidambaranar Port’s Total Income amounted to Rs. 636.29 Crores, during the Financial Year 2021-22, as against Rs. 603.21 Crores, during the during the Financial Year 2020-21, and the Operating Surplus is Rs. 340.90 Crores, as against Rs. 321.62 Crores in 2020-21. The Net surplus after Tax is Rs. 130.01 Crores as against Rs. 109.53 Crores in 2020-21.
3. Projects :-
During the Financial year 2021-22, the Port has completed many Projects like commissioning of a Drive through Container Scanner at a cost of Rs.42 Crores, 140 KW Roof Top Solar Power Plant at a cost of Rs.70 Lakhs, and 6 number of e-cars at a cost of Rs.2.22 Crores .
For promoting Port based industries under Coastal Employment Unit , land parcels to an extent of 60 Acres have been allotted in a phased manner for Industries such as Edible Oil, Refinery, Food Processing, and Warehouses. In addition, Port has allotted 12.79 Acres of land, including water area, for setting up of a Cement bulk terminal.
The Major Projects in progress include Modification and Widening of Harbour Entrance, Modification of Coal yard roads, Mechanization of North Cargo Berth III for handling dry bulk cargo, Conversion of 9th berth as container terminal, Setting up 2.8MW wind farm and commissioning of 5 MW Ground-based solar power plant
In addition, the Port also proposes to develop Outer Harbour with two container terminals , with draft of 16 Metres, in the first phase through PPP mode, in addition to a 100 MW Wind – Solar hybrid renewable energy park on PPP basis.
Shri T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, remarked “VOC Port is surpassing pre-pandemic cargo volumes, given the positive trend driven by economic recovery. I also take this opportunity to thank all the Employees, Trade Unions, Terminal operators, enterprising Port users and Stakeholders for their unstinted support for the growth and development of the Port”.
The above details were furnished in a Press –Release issued by Public Relations Officer , V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority.
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